FreeDarko Presents: The Disciples Of Clyde NBA Podcast

 

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Dan is joined by Ken, who was first on an old computer and then on an old phone.

Ken says he used to have good equipment, but that his dog ate it.

This dog:

Anyway, they still managed to get in a good discussion of the Bucks playing defense, Brandon Jennings playing point guard, the Thunder playing defense, the Knicks playing decently, Nate Robinson playing, John Wall playing incredibly, the poor play in the Kentucky-Louisville game, and Gilbert playing with guns.

No playing!

Songs from the episode:

“Brand New Day” - Dizzee Rascal
“Great Expectations” - The New Year
“Tron Man Speaks” - Antipop Consortium
“It Ain’t Nuthin’ (The Chapter Remix)” - MF Doom
“Freaks in Charge” - Superchunk

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This was the best pure dunk of the weekend:

This was the best picture of the weekend:

This was the best video of the weekend:

TBJ in Phoenix: The People’s Dunk Contest

(You should watch all the videos that the Jones boys did at All Star Weekend.  They really killed it out there.)

This was the best article of the weekend:

Michael Lewis in the New York Times

This is your homework assignment.  Ken and I are going to talk about this on next week’s podcast.

Wilson Chandler dunking on someone in transition is a thing of beauty. Check out the game highlights elsewhere to see that the fast break, and others like it, started from Nate Robinson being super aggressive by sprinting down court either with or without the ball. It’s really something when he can do that, folks.  And it can’t be stopped.  If this team ever pairs him with a shot blocker or a Kevin Love type, who gives a good outlet pass, then Nate is going to produce a ton of easy buckets.

Nate Robinson may not have deserved to win the Slam Dunk Contest that year. But he is a particularly awesome in-game dunker. As evidenced here: